supportive

supportive
adjective
hilfreich

be very supportive [to somebody] — [jemandem] eine große Hilfe od. Stütze sein

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sup·por·tive
[səˈpɔ:tɪv, AM -ˈpɔ:rt̬-]
adj (approv)
to be \supportive of sb jdm eine Stütze sein, jdn unterstützen
children with \supportive parents often do better at school Kinder, die von ihren Eltern unterstützt werden, kommen oft besser in der Schule zurecht
to be \supportive of sth etw unterstützen [o befürworten]
\supportive member Anhänger(in) m(f)
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[sə'pɔːtɪv]
adj
stützend attr; (fig) unterstützend attr

if his parents had been more supportive — wenn seine Eltern ihn mehr unterstützt hätten

try to be more supportive (of her/me) — du solltest versuchen, sie/mich mehr zu unterstützen

to be supportive of sb/sth — jdn/etw unterstützen

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supportive adj (adv supportively) hilfreich:
be very supportive of sb jemandem eine große Hilfe oder Stütze sein
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adjective
hilfreich

be very supportive [to somebody] — [jemandem] eine große Hilfe od. Stütze sein

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adj.
unterstützend adj.

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